Obama was wise in not campaigning for Barrett – a losing proposition, and the President can’t afford to attach himself to a loser in Barrett.

Additionally, this recall election represents everything the Democrats hold dear – they asked for this recall based on their belief in a union’s right to strangle a state’s economy. Labor unions have poured millions into Walker’s defeat, Democrats from across the United States have placed all of their eggs in this recall basket, and a loss deals a mighty blow to the liberal message.

Not being covered here is this – how will Obama’s lack of support translate to any union support of the President come November? Union leaders and local Democrats have already expressed disgust with the President’s lack of support, and his tweet did nothing to quell their anger.

Now, the media response will be interesting. How will the 25 journalists who were caught signing the recall petition cover the results? Even-handedly, I’m sure.

UPDATE: CNN predicts Lieutenant-Governor, Rebecca Kleefisch, will also survive the recall election. Going to be a lot of sad, sad liberal cheeseheads in Wisconsin this evening.

Expect some rioting by union goons or occupy thugs before the evening is out.

Ari Fleischer just raised a question: Since Obama virtually abandoned the unions in Wisconsin, will the unions abandon him heading into the general election?

Ed Schultz of MSNBC embarrasses himself (for reasons other then being on MSNBC) with this tweet 18 minutes before his network called the race (h/t Weasel Zippers):

Yes, we’re quaking in our non-union manufactured boots.

UPDATE: Video just released by American Future Fund shows the transformation Dems have made from claiming this recall is the most important election, to claiming it’s not really that big of a deal. Fantastic…

You can’t spin this devastating loss Dems, you can only pretend it wasn’t that important. Fortunately, you’re on record saying otherwise.